RSB Mass Spectrometry Techniques for Target Validation in Drug Development

Event Date: June 8th 2026

Website: https://my.rsb.org.uk/item.php?eventid=4801 

* This course contributes to the Royal Society of Biology's Technical Skills Certificate
The course will take place online, with two sessions of two hours, 12:00 to 14:00 on 8 and 9 June 2026.

Overview

The field of omics is a rapidly evolving and multi-disciplinary one that encompasses genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Each of these individual fields offers the possibility to understand biological systems in a way that was previously unthinkable.
This course has been designed to introduce you to multiple reaction monitoring assays to enable early and robust target validation research. Multiple reaction monitoring assay (MRM) is a mass spectrometric assay that can be used to identify and quantify molecules in complex samples, with clinical and non-clinical applications.
MRM tool can identify, confirm and validate potential biomarkers (molecules associated with a disease or treatment response) in biological samples by monitoring specific fragments of the molecules. Biomarkers are useful targets for drug discovery and development and can be used for early intervention, diagnosis, prediction of response to drug and prognosis.
This course is part of the Techniques in Omics series delivered in partnership with University of Derby. You can choose to attend any or all of these courses, and will receive an attendance certificate for each course you attend. Discounts are available for those who would like to book all five courses. The courses in this series are: